Indicator for automobiles.



R. DIflKiNSQN. INDICATOR FOR AUTOMOBILES. APPI JIGATION FILED OGT.16, 1912.

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- fluvewl'ov R. DICKINSON. INDICATOR FOR} AUTOMOBILES. APPLIATION FILED'OOTJG, 1912.

1 1 O4, 1 '7 1 Patented July 21, 1914.

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witnesses 1 'Tq'aZZ :whO m, it may. concern:

i v Be 1t known that I, Ronnnr DICKI SON," a f h s'ub ect of the King f-England, residing at it appertains to make and use the 1 With these and other objects in view, this front elevation.

tain new and useful Improvements in Indi- ,clare the following exact description of the invention, such as 3 in which the. driver of an automobile is go- 1 a-d'evice-of this characterwhich may be con-j i '-veniently' operated from the vdrivers seat to indicate both at-the' front and rear of the -machine-the direction in which the same is A further object of the-invention is to condicator will be visible at night.

more fully described, claimed and illustrated 1 77 of Fig. 1. Fig. 8 isa detail- UNITED STATES- PATENT 1 onion.

ROBERT Dick nson, oF'vIjcToRIA, Emma COLiZTMBlIA,- -CANADA."

'Victoria, in the Province-ofBritish Colum- .b1a, Do nlnion of Canada, have invented ce-rcaters for Automobiles; and I do hereby detobe a full, clear, and

will enable. others skilled in the artto which same. his invention is directed to improve 1 ments in. devices for indicating the direction ing to turn, and has for its object to. provide L about 'to travel.

struct a device of this character that the in- A still further obj ect of the invention is to provide a visible indicator -of 'this type which "will indicate to. pedestrians the pro-' posed travel of an automobile.

invention resides in the novel features of construction, formatlon, comb nations and arrangements of parts to be hereinafter 1n the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a side elevation of an automobile equipped with the device. Fig. 2 is a Fig. 3 is a fragmentary plan view of-a vehicle showing the device in place thereon. Fig. 4 is a'rear elevation of ti -3 machine showing the rear indicator. Fig. 5 is-a sectional View on line, 5 5 of Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is a similar viewon line 6-6 of Fig. 3. Fig. 7 is a similar view-on line perspective view of one of the drums. Fig. 9-is a plan View of the bow.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates the chassis of an automobile having supported thereon the usual hood 2. Mounted upon the top of the hood 2 is a plate 3, said plate being secured to the hood in any suitablemanner, and is provided with a pivot pin 3'. Mounted upon the pm 3 is a segmental plate 4 having rigidly connected thereto a post 5, and to the upper end 'of which is connected an indicator 6, said indicator "mpIcAro'n For. auromom' ns.

Specification of Lettersfa'tent. [Applicationfiled October 16,1912. Serial no, 726,168.

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secured thereto the inner ends of coil spring the inner Fslots 12 fo rmed in the dashboard 13 of the chine operated to oscillate the 'nea'rthe inner ends of the.

grooved Patented July 21, 1914.

7 preferably in the form tiff a is secured to "the plate 3*and'has 8, the outerfends off which are connected to.

will be held in. its neutral position.

the inneredge thereof are 'pins9, the upperv ends of which are formedwith' horizontally disposed threadedsockets 10.- llhrea'ded in said socket 10 is the outer end of- .a rod 11,

endsof which are passed'through vehicle. The extreme inner en'ds of the rod terminate in handles 14' which are positioned 1n convenient reach of the driver ofthe maso that either one of saidv rods maybe plate 4. Formedplates are tapered so the plate4 and are so' regulat'ed that theindiCatOI' 6 Pivotally connected to'the plate 4 and near,-

enlargements l5 which are adapted to pass through the slots l2 and to engageupon the inner face of the dash boardto hold the rods in their shifted positions.

Mounted upon thefront edge of the hood 2 are spaced brackets -1 6 which support pulleys 17, and over: which pass cords-18, the upper'ends of edge of the plate 4. The cords pass downwardlyin front of the radiator of the automobile and are wound around the drums 19, saiddrums being loosely mounted upon the which. are se- 'cured at spaced points upon-the forward shaft 20, the opposite'ends of which being suitably secured to the forward ends of the usual springs 21.

. Each drum 19 is providedwith extension 22,. and upon which is mounted anindicator 23, said indicator being formed in a manner similar to the indicator 6 herein before mentioned.

The lower ends of the, cords 18 extend re arwardly under the engine of the machine for a short distance, and are connected to rods 24, which extend longitudinally below the body of the vehicle, suitable brackets 25 beingv for the purpose of guiding the said rods. The extreme rear ends of'the'rods 24 are pivotally connected to the ends of a how 26 by the links24', said how being pivotally connected at its center-to a bracket 27 secured to the rear of the body of the- Inac'hi'ne. Extending upwardly .from the central portion of the how 26 is a shaft 28, upon the upper end of which isfixed an mabout to turn or travel.

When the automobile is traveling in a straight line the indicators 23 remain in a horizontal position, but when the machine is-about to turn, and one of the rods is operated so as to shift the plate 4, oneof the indicators will swing upwardly and in thepath of the rays of-light from one of the lamps 30-. Assuming that the machine is about to turn to the right, the indicator-v on the right hand side of the machine is operated so as to dim the lamp on the right of the machine, thus indicating to a pedestrian that the machine is about to turn to the right, it'being of course understood that the operation is reversed, when the machine I is going to turnto the left. I

It is not thought that further description and advantages of thesame will of the device is necessary as the operation ent taken in connection with the accompanying drawings and description.

Y What is claimedis:-- 1Q In'combination withan automobile and itschassis, of a shaft rotatably mounted upon the forward end of the chassis, drums loosely carried by said shaft, a plate pivot-z ally mounted upon the hood of-the automobile,cords'connected to the plate and wound upon said drums, indicators fixed to th'e'drums, rods having their outer ends a'pparpivoted to the plate, where when one of sa1d rods is rec procated sai plate will be partially rotated, to rotate the shaft lmd actuate one of the indicators, as and for the 40 purpose set forth.

2. In combination with an automobile and its chassis,- of a; shaft journaled upon the forward end of the :chassis drums loosely mounted upon the shaft ,extensions carried by the drums 'and'having' indicators connected thereto, a late wptvotally mounted upon the hood of 't e'auto'mobile, means for holding the plate in its neutral position, cords having their upper'ends connected to o the plate and. wound upon the drums,-rods slidably mounted u on the chassis, the forward ends of said ro s being connected to the lower ends of the cords, a bow pivotally connected to there'ar-of the automobile, an in.- =5 dicat'or carriedbythe bowsaid how having its opposite. ends connecte to the rear ends. of said rods, means carried-by the plateforpartially rotatin the same to operate the drums through t e cords to cause the indi- 5 eaters carried by the extensions .on said drums to be actuated alternatelyuto cover. the lenses of the usual head lights, .saidcords also serving to operate the rods to direct-the indicator carried by the bow ln difierent G5 directions. v

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature, in presence of'two witnesses.

. ROBERT 'DIGKIN-SQN. Witnesses: I S.=A. DICKINSON,

G. T. Dnvnimux. 

